The Walmart of the future could be more entertaining, as retailers and developers aim to create multi-use facilities that bring shoppers in stores and retain them for hours of entertainment.

The retailer unveiled plans this week for "re-imagined" centers planned at eight Walmart locations nationwide, according to a press release.

There are seven Walmarts and a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Knoxville — none are on the list for redevelopment at this time.

This rendering displays a reimagined "town center" Walmart complex that will be developed in Loveland, Colorado. Ground breaks next spring.(Photo: Massa Multimedia Architecture)

These centers will be redeveloped as "town center" concepts, incorporating restaurants, entertainment options, services and other community uses on the surrounding property. Walmart hopes this will retain more brick and mortar shoppers.

This rendering displays a reimagined "town center" Walmart complex that will be developed in Loveland, Colorado. Ground breaks next spring.(Photo: Massa Multimedia Architecture)

“We want to provide community space, areas for the community to dwell—a farmers market, an Easter egg hunt, trick-or-treating,” vice president of U.S. realty operations for Walmart LB Johnson told the Atlanta Business Chronicle. “We want to provide pedestrian connectivity from our box to the experiential zones that are planned on our footprint. We want to augment these experiences and activities with more food and beverage, with health and fitness, essential services and entertainment.”

Some of the locations will feature container parks, shopping centers constructed of shipping containers, with room for vendors and small businesses.

No cost has been announced for the projects, but Johnson said a transformation is "underway." The first store to be redeveloped will be located in Loveland, Colorado, and the project will break ground next spring. Stores will be 're-imagined' in Springfield, Missouri; Garland, Texas; and Gresham, Oregon.